The Central Shrine in Mecca Is Called The

The central shrine in Mecca is called the:

a. Caliphb. Minaretc. Ka’bad. Madrasa

The hijraof 622 C.E. refers to:

a. The pilgrimage of the Prophet

b. The emigration from Medina to Mecca

c. The emigration from Mecca to Medina

d. The pilgrimage of pre-Islamic Arabians

Byzantine influences during the Damascus caliphate can be noted in

a.Use of Greek language

b.Use of Latin language

c.Avoidance of figurative art

d.Avoidance of alcohol

The Sura of Mary (Sura 19) includes:

a. The story of Jesus birth

b. The story of Muhammad’s birth

c. The story of Mary’s birth

d. The story of Mary’s death

The “greater jihad” means:

a. The struggle against unjust leaders

b. War against the Jews and Christians

c. War against the polytheists

d. The struggle with one’s own evil inclinations

The battle of Badr is important because:

a. it opened up the Byzantine Empire to conquest

b. it opened up the Persian Empire to conquest

c. it was the first time the Muslims defeated the Meccans

d. it was the first time the Meccansdefeated the Muslims

The greatest and longest war Charlemagne waged was with the:

a.Hunsb.Saxonsc.Saracensd.Romans

Which of the following does NOT characterize the Byzantine empire:

a. Regarded Holy war as pleasing to God

b. Depended on a large bureaucracy

c. Depended on foreign mercenaries

d. Regarded Muslims as an enemy that must be defeated

Emperor Basil II was known for:

a. Establishing a code of Roman Law

b. Conquering Bulgaria

c. Establishing a code of Orthodox Law

d. Conquering Egypt

The two foreign policy aims of the Byzantine Empire were:

a.Bringing Jerusalem under Byzantine rule and ensuring the security of Constantinople

b.Bringing Jerusalem under Byzantine rule andestablishing the Emperor as sovereign of all Christians

c.Ensuring the security of Rome and bringing Jerusalem under Byzantine rule

d.Establishing the Emperor as sovereign of all Christians and ensuring the security of Constantinople

By the year 1,000, the Shiite movement:

a.Had all but disappeared

b.Was just starting to form

c.Had been replaced by the Abbasid revolution

d.Rivaled Abbasid claims to authority